Traffic shifts scheduled for Saturday, Monday on I-85 North

Motorists traveling on I-85 North in Davidson County will experience traffic shifts Saturday and Monday as crews make progress on the northern segment of the I-85 Corridor Improvement Project.

Motorists traveling on I-85 North in Davidson County will experience traffic shifts Saturday and Monday as crews make progress on the northern segment of the I-85 Corridor Improvement Project. Starting at 8 p.m. Saturday, they will route northbound traffic onto the newly constructed lanes of I-85 just south of the Clark Road overpass. Motorists exiting at Belmont Road will continue on the new lanes while all other traffic will shift back onto the current alignment shortly before Belmont Road.At 8 p.m. Monday, motorists exiting I-85 North onto I-85 Business Loop will shift onto the newly built exit ramp while all other traffic will remain on the existing alignment. These changes are necessary to allow crews to complete construction of the new outside lanes that define this widening project. To promote safety, the N.C. Department of Transportation urges drivers passing through the work zone to slow down and pay attention to construction-related signs. While construction is under way, motorists can monitor traffic flow on the project website at www.i-85yadkinriver2.com/camera.html.NCDOT broke ground in September 2010 on the southern segment of the project, which involves replacing eight bridges, widening 3.3 miles of I-85 from north of Long Ferry Road (Exit 81) in Rowan County to just north of the N.C. Highway 150 interchange in Davidson County and reconstructing the N.C. 150 interchange. The northern segment extends the reach of the interstate widening 3.8 miles from north of N.C. 150 to just north of I-85 Business Loop. Work on both phases is concurrent and is scheduled to be complete by May 2013.